2025-08-13T16:49:06-05:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2024-01-01 391233219 WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS AND COMMERCE INC WISC 6082583400 2 BUTTONWOOD CT MADISON WI 53718 KURT BAUER PRESIDENT/CEO 6082583400 2025-08-12 1 1 GLENN MILLER CPA P00086726 6082744020 2025-08-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X KURT BAUER 2 BUTTONWOOD CT MADISON WI 53718 6733638 0 X WMC.ORG X 1976 WI WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS AND COMMERCE (WMC) IS ORGANIZED AS AN ASSOCIATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO MAKE WISCONSIN THE MOST COMPETITIVE STATE IN THE NATION IN WHICH TO DO BUSINESS. IT FOSTERS AND PROTECTS THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM TO ADVANCE THE BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 51 50 44 162 24794 17534 507625 667550 4656953 4911154 195503 267380 342796 205344 5702877 6051428 7950 319800 0 0 3013866 3207726 0 0 0 1697194 1793324 4719010 5320850 983867 730578 7257623 8018488 3561284 3351087 3696339 4667401 X FOUNDED IN 1911, OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE WISCONSIN THE MOST COMPETITIVE STATE IN THE NATION TO DO BUSINESS. WE ARE WISCONSIN'S BUSINESS VOICE. 0 0 WMC'S GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM OF LOBBYISTS ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS TO THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES OF WISCONSIN GOVERNMENT. WMC PROMOTES PASSAGE OF WMC PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA ESTABLISHED BY WMC'S GOVERNING BODY AND ADVOCATES ON OTHER POLICIES THAT COULD HAVE A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON WISCONSIN'S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, LEGAL CLIMATE, OR JUDICIAL SYSTEM. THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PROGRAM ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF OUR POLICY AGENDA AND COMMUNICATES WITH POLICYMAKERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT MAKING WISCONSIN THE MOST COMPETITIVE STATE IN THE NATION. WISCONSIN SAFETY COUNCIL (WSC) IS THE STATE'S LEADING PROVIDER OF SAFETY TRAINING AND PRODUCTS, SERVING MEMBERS OF ALL SIZES AND EVERY SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY. WSC PROVIDES SCHEDULED TRAINING PROGRAMS ACROSS WISCONSIN IN ADDITION TO PRIVATE, CUSTOMIZED TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES. IT IS ALSO THE NUMBER ONE RESOURCE FOR SAFETY PRODUCTS RANGING FROM FIRST AID TRAINING MATERIALS TO EMERGENCY DEFIBRILLATORS. WSC IS THE OFFICIAL STATE CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL AND IS A PROUD PROGRAM OF WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS & COMMERCE (WMC). WMC'S MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO RETAINING EXISTING MEMBERS AND RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS IN SUPPORT OF THE WMC PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. WMC'S MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT ASSISTS MEMBERS IN UNDERSTANDING GRASSROOTS STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE THE BUSINESS AGENDA AND HELPS COMMUNICATE HOW WMC'S ADVOCACY CREATES VALUE FOR MEMBER BUSINESSES. WMC EVENTS - WMC HOSTS SEVERAL INFORMATIONAL SEMINARS AND EVENTS INCLUDING BUSINESS DAY AND A GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CONFERENCE, EACH OF WHICH DEAL WITH A VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING HEALTH CARE, ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, TAXES, HUMAN RESOURCES, LEGAL REFORM, SMALL BUSINESS, AND OTHER ISSUES OF INTEREST TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. WMC DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS - MORNING DIGEST, WMC'S DIGITAL PUBLICATION, PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH BUSINESS-FOCUSED UPDATES. DESIGNED TO HELP BUSINESS LEADERS, PUBLICATIONS REACH APPROXIMATELY 7,500 BUSINESS LEADERS AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ACROSS WISCONSIN. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 20 0 44 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 51 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X KAY KERTZ 6082583400 2 BUTTONWOOD CT MADISON WI 53718 KURT BAUER PRESIDENT/CEO 33.40 11.70 X X 719914 0 57536 CHRISTOPHER DREES CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JANE BLAIN GILBERTSON VICE CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DAVID KRUTZ SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL DEFNET TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL NIKOLAI IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID ANDERSON DIRECTOR 0.30 0.03 X 0 0 0 BECKY BARTOSZEK DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 KIM BASSETT DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 NATALIE BELL DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 TROY BERG DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 GREGORY CLEMENT DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY CRESSMAN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 BRAD DENOYER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 DAVID ECKMANN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 RANDY EPPLI DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH FILTER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOHN FREISMUTH DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ROBERT GARVIN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 LOUIS GENTINE II DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ROBERT GERBITZ DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOHN BUELOW DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JAMES HOFFMAN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 TODD KELSEY DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 TODD KOSS DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JAMES LEEF DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 PATRICK FLESCH DIRECTOR 0.30 0.03 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MAYER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ROSALIE MORGAN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JAMES OSTROM DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JERRY PRITCHETT DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 PATRICK REZIN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 BRENT RIDGE DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 KARL SCHMIDT DIRECTOR 0.30 0.03 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SCHULTZ DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN SMITH DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 LOUIS FREDERICK STEPHAN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ROBERT WAHLIN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 WILLARD WALKER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 GEORGE WHITTIER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 LOUIS WYSOCKI DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 AARON GOTHAM DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ALEXEI KUZNETSOV DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOHN UTZ DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 SADIE HOWELL DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 DANIEL ARIENS EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR 0.03 0.03 X 0 0 0 THOMAS BOLDT EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR 0.03 0.03 X 0 0 0 ROBERT KAMPHUIS EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR 0.03 0.03 X 0 0 0 JAY SMITH EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR 0.03 0.03 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR NESBITT EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR 0.03 X 0 0 0 STEVE D LOEHR EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR 0.03 0.03 X 0 0 0 ROCKNE FLOWERS EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR (THRU MAY 2024) 0.03 X 0 0 0 S MARK TYLER DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2024) 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH POEHLING DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2024) 0.30 X 0 0 0 TIM MICHELS DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2024) 0.30 X 0 0 0 TROY LINK DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2024) 0.30 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MANLEY EXECUTIVE VP, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 34.10 7.20 X 280332 0 47535 WADE GOODSELL COO & VP, MEMBERSHIP & PARTNERSHIPS 16.50 24.80 X 257668 0 40556 KAY KERTZ VP, FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES 28.10 9.60 X 165521 0 33360 NICK NOVAK VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING 31.90 6.00 X 189227 0 37378 RACHEL VER VELDE ASSOC VP OF GOVT RELATIONS & SR POLITICAL ADVISOR 35.60 4.50 X 159027 0 31694 ROBERT BAKER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF INSURANCE SERVICES 35.60 1.90 X 110600 0 23783 EVAN UMPIR DIRECTOR OF TAX, TRANSPORTATION & LEGAL AFFAIRS 3.80 33.80 X 122561 0 14694 NICK BURGER DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP 37.50 X 117107 0 15188 2121957 0 301724 10 0 1 0 0 5000 662550 667550 MEMBERSHIP DUES 813910 3692963 3692963 CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND EVENTS 561920 1218191 1218191 4911154 237569 5102 232467 707578 677767 29811 29811 29811 24135 4443 19692 19692 MANAGEMENT SERVICES 541610 152893 152893 32759 32759 185652 6051428 4911154 24794 447930 319800 1602420 1128651 95433 206912 174310 73489 18526 26356 140647 20334 178963 296719 76165 796649 5 81497 32103 UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO 7456 44415 5320850 355384 200065 40000 16000 71859 36572 8508 6052 122502 174964 498643 334225 234865 164418 2748256 3050866 2776307 3566458 899942 803093 7257623 8018488 562820 526999 2256062 2174935 742402 649153 3561284 3351087 X 3696339 4667401 3696339 4667401 7257623 8018488 X 730578 200821 39663 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 3692963 210225 210225 443156 -232931 374425 223362 151063 124218 110863 13355 164418 MONEY MARKET FUNDS 3566458 F 3566458 DUE FROM WMC FOUNDATION, INC. 34896 DUE FROM WMC SERVICE CORPORATION 11823 DUE FROM WMC LITIGATION CENTER, INC. 20884 DEFERRED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 510943 NOTE RECEIVABLE, WMC SERVICE CORPORATION 224547 803093 DEFERRED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 571140 SHARE OF DEFICIENCY IN SUBSIDIARY AND INVESTEE COMPANY 78013 649153 1 WMC ISSUES MOBILIZATION COUNCIL INC 2 BUTTONWOOD CT MADISON WI 53718 391743887 501(C)4 308000 0 GENERAL ASSISTANCE 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: ONCE GRANT FUNDS ARE DISBURSED, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS. X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 KURT BAUER PRESIDENT/CEO 417455 0 120000 0 182459 0 33350 0 24186 0 777450 0 0 0 SCOTT MANLEY EXECUTIVE VP, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 197265 0 60000 0 23067 0 23349 0 24186 0 327867 0 0 0 WADE GOODSELL COO & VP, MEMBERSHIP & PARTNERSHIPS 194452 0 63000 0 216 0 17108 0 23448 0 298224 0 0 0 NICK NOVAK VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING 125996 0 62500 0 731 0 11161 0 26217 0 226605 0 0 0 KAY KERTZ VP, FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES 133937 0 30000 0 1584 0 15215 0 18145 0 198881 0 0 0 RACHEL VER VELDE ASSOC VP OF GOVT RELATIONS & SR POLI 133689 0 24607 0 731 0 8246 0 23448 0 190721 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS AND COMMERCE PROVIDES KURT BAUER AND SCOTT MANLEY WITH A MADISON CLUB MEMBERSHIP, WHICH IS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS AND COMMERCE (WMC) COLLECTS COMPARABLE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DATA FROM SEVERAL SOURCES INCLUDING OTHER LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS, AN ORGANIZATION OF PEER ASSOCIATIONS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND OTHER SOURCES AVAILABLE. WMC STAFF PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE WMC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHAIR WHO THEN MAKES COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF WMC WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING FINAL DETERMINATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PROPOSALS BY THE CHAIR REGARDING COMPENSATION CHANGES AND THE FRINGE BENEFIT PACKAGES FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING A RECORD OF THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: EQUITY IN NET INCOME OF WMC SERVICE CORPORATION 39,663. WMC FOUNDATION INC 2 BUTTONWOOD CT MADISON WI 53718 391394068 SPONSORS AND CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WI 501(C)(3) LINE 7 WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS AND COMMERCE INC 1 WMC ISSUES MOBILIZATION COUNCIL INC 2 BUTTONWOOD CT MADISON WI 53718 391743887 PROMOTES THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF WISCONSIN WI 501(C)(4) WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS AND COMMERCE INC 1 WMC JOBS FUND 2 BUTTONWOOD CT MADISON WI 53718 814011531 POLITICAL ACTION WI 527 WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS AND COMMERCE INC 1 WMC LITIGATION CENTER INC 2 BUTTONWOOD CT MADISON WI 53718 273090500 FURTHER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN GREAT LAKES STATES WI 501(C)(3) LINE 7 WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS AND COMMERCE INC 1 WMC SERVICE CORPORATION 2 BUTTONWOOD CT MADISON WI 53718 391413901 INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION WI WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS AND COMMERCE INC C 414640 127123 0.79000 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 WMC SERVICE CORPORATION A 5102 FACE AMOUNT WMC FOUNDATION INC K 276942 ACTUAL COST WMC ISSUES MOBILIZATION COUNCIL INC L 138000 ACTUAL COST WMC FOUNDATION INC O 702564 ACTUAL COST WMC SERVICE CORPORATION D 224547 ACTUAL COST WMC ISSUES MOBILIZATION COUNCIL INC B 308000 ACTUAL COST